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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Sep 16

💡[SPOTLIGHT] 💡Too Many Men, Too Few Women
Research by Henrik Schubert & @cdudel.bsky.social shows that regional partner markets —particularly the ratio of ♂️ to ♀️ in the relevant age & educational groups — significantly influence childlessness among men in Finland.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

A map of Finland showing the individual regions in different colors. The colors indicate the extent of childlessness among men in these regions. The map refers to men aged 45, born between 1968 and 1975. Childlessness is expressed as a percentage.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨Job Offer🚨PhD Student Position
The @lshtm.bsky.social, in partnership with the @mpidr.bsky.social is opening an 18-month Research Assistant position, with the successful candidate embarking on a PhD program at LSHTM.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
@ezagheni.bsky.social #phd #jobs #demography

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Sep 10

‼️Free IDEM 187 Course‼️
Topics in Digital and Computational Demography
📅3-7 November 2025
💻Online 💸no tuition fee
📝Application deadline: 28 September 2025
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/idem2025

@imprs-phds.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @j-d-klein.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Open Positions!🚨
Postdoc/Research Scientist Positions
Migration | Population Dynamics | Computational Demography
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
See job description here:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
#Postdoc #Jobs
@ezagheni.bsky.social @perrottadaniela.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Do you know somebody who isn't yet a fan of #demography? Send them episode 1 of "Certain Futures": a new podcast with our amazing experts from "FutuRes" project.

certain-futures.podigee.io

With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern

Colorful illustration of a person with an abacus for a head, holding a stork and a skull. Copy reads: Certain Futures, Episode 1

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Aug 27

👓Recommended Reading📚Facebook Ads for Scientific Data Collection? @jdonzowa.bsky.social Z.Zindel & S.Kühne investigated how ad design influences quality of survey responses. Ads explicitly referencing specific topics generate more clicks but lower-quality responses:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Aug 26

#LifeExpectancy rose rapidly in the first half of the 20th century. But will those born between 1939 and 2000 benefit from these rapid gains in #longevity? A recent study suggests that none of these #generations will reach 100 years of age on average. 1/2 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/LifeExpectancy2025

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Stellenausschreibung #Jobangebot
Mitarbeiter*in Veranstaltungsorganisation & Hausdienste (m/w/d)
Deadline: 8. September 2025
@mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt ein*e Mitarbeiter*in Veranstaltungsorganisation & Hausdienste (m/w/d).
www.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 24

In spring Henrik Schubert, Research Scientist @mpidr.bsky.social spent two months at the United Nations Population Division in New York.
This is part two of our MPIDR on Tour blog about his stay. Enjoy Henrik’s vibrant storytelling!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 17

In spring 2025, Henrik Schubert, Research Scientist at the MPIDR spent two months at the United Nations Population Division in New York.
This MPIDR on Tour blog about his stay comes in two parts. Enjoy Henrik’s vibrant storytelling. A highly recommended read!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 11

Unfortunately, the link in the post is broken. So please follow this one:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

MPIDR - New IUSSP Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities

We are happy to announce that the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) has recently created the Scientific Panel Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities, chaired by...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 11

🚅🛫🛄 Australia, brace yourself! MPIDR Alpaka Max & colleagues are setting off on their journey Down Under. We look forward to meeting you at #IPC2025! Safe Travels!
@conteristo.bsky.social @philippdierker.bsky.social
@aledinal.bsky.social @isamarinetti.bsky.social @thiagomalaguth.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 1

Kinderplanung und Gesundheit von Migrant*innen
Die neue Ausgabe (Nr. 02/2025) von Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand, dem demografischen Newsletter mit verständlich aufgearbeiteten Ergebnissen der aktuellen Forschung, ist erschienen.
demografische-forschung.org

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jul 2

🆕📰Rapid Demographic Changes Reshape Family Structures: Accelerated demographic change is creating significant differences in the number of relatives between peers of similar ages shows a study by @shajiang.bsky.social et al. in @readdemography.bsky.social. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/rapidchange

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jun 25

🔦[SPOTLIGHT] Should you Claim Your #Pension Early or Wait? Retiring later increases the monthly pension amount in the US. @shajiang.bsky.social et al. have investigated whether this is optimal, given the uncertainties surrounding #LifeSpan. What they found:
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/USApension

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jun 23

#IPC2025 🦘🐨 We are getting ready!
Workshop:
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮
📅12 July 2025
🕐1pm-4pm
🗺️University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Organizers:
Carolina Coimbra Vieira & @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social
@mpidr.bsky.social
Info:
ipc2025.iussp.org/cms/wp-conte...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jun 20

👓Recommended Reading📚 #Basketball, #Physics, and #Demography in one paper? Can we predict Steph Curry’s next move on the court? Boris Barron @mpidr.bsky.social & his colleagues @cornelluniversity.bsky.social analyze detailed positional info of players in #NBA games. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Jun 4

We welcome the participants of this years Population & Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2025!
We put together a video of our favorite places in and around Rostock for them to explore during the summer. After all, great research requires awesome breaks. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · May 23

🚨Job Offer🚨
St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science
3.5-year St Andrews–Max Planck PhD studentship in Population, Health and Data Science.
Deadline: June 11
@mpidr.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @imprs-phds.bsky.social
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · May 19

Ever wonder what demographers do when they are not "demographing"? Sometimes they run! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️
Yesterday Team Tempo-Effects represented the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) at the Rostocker Citylauf. Along the course they had the best MPIDR fans ever!
Go MPIDR!

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · May 16

Science Night in #Rostock! We were delighted by the level of interest in #demography among the people of Rostock. The room was packed, and we even had to set up extra chairs.
The hand strength measurement was also a big success!
Thanks to all our guests & to our host - the University of Rostock.

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Demographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · May 9

Open call for Associate Editors at our journal!! To find out more about requirements and application procedures 👀 here www.demographic-research.org/files/Call_f...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · May 6

‼️Save the date‼️
@jdonzowa.bsky.social is going to talk about what she learned from using Facebook Surveys.
📅 May 20, 2025
🕒 15:00 GMT
💻 Sign up and join online!

Jessica Donzowa @jdonzowa.bsky.social · May 5

🌍 Excited to share insights on data quality from our recent research on Facebook surveys in Senegal!

📅 Join me on May 20th at 15:00 GMT for an online talk on: “The Senegal Demographic Survey- Insights from a Facebook recruited survey in Senegal”

🔗 Register here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Project DEMED - Data and Methods - Social Media as a Research Tool - Webinar SeriesSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2Menu...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Apr 30

With a little delay we learned that @lpcalderonb.bsky.social, who could not attend #PAA2025, won a Best Poster Award! Her colleagues put up the poster and a note from Liliana and co-author @martinkolk.bsky.social jumped in to present the research. Congrats Liliana! @popassocamerica.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Apr 12

We are happy to announce another winner: Pink Alpaka's new travel buddy! Huda Jabbar will take her home to Columbus, Ohio. We look forward to seeing Pink Alpaka travel the world.

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